"Judith in France" wrote in message
news:b3f9a599-d3ab-4d2d-9178-Martin is pretty au fait, I would think with
this sort of stuff, so
come on our Martin what say you?

Yep, I am with you on this one, Judith

"Judith in France" wrote in message
news:26a5a514-6113-4f51-a1d8-I second that, thanks David. I don't mind if
you delete me from the
urg meets; some on another group took a look and posted on my
appearance, so maybe, you should delete them?

Indeed! I have had plenty of that!!! How rude!

--
..
"Ophelia" wrote in message
...

"Judith in France" wrote in message
news:26a5a514-6113-4f51-a1d8-I second that, thanks David. I don't mind if
you delete me from the
urg meets; some on another group took a look and posted on my
appearance, so maybe, you should delete them?

Indeed! I have had plenty of that!!! How rude!




Are you not aware of just HOW much stuff is taken from newsgroups etc and
used elsewhere?. If you were aware, you would be very careful what sort of
poison tongue postings you made ............ like NONE

Thank God I have never posted anything to be ashamed of.

Mike
The truth always prevails

On May 16, 5:01*pm, June Hughes
wrote:
In message , Sacha
writes



On 2009-05-16 15:27:00 +0100, David Rance
said:

Sorry, I missed a bit:

On Sat, 16 May 2009 *K wrote:

But maybe people would like to renew some of the FAQs completely.
After *all, it was always something which the membership of this
group *contributed to and was a way of making their experience more
permanent *while avoiding unnecessary repetition of the same
questions time after *time.
*It never worked, though ;-) We were still besieged by people
wanting us *to sit down and pen instant answers because they were
unwilling to do *an elementary search.
*That's a little unfair. "Besieged" is a little bit of hyperbole and
I'm *sure they didn't expect *instant* answers. And you don't know how
many people did consult those pages without bothering us. Come on, I
thought *gardeners were optimistic people! :-)
*If I didn't think it was worthwhile I wouldn't have spent hours this
week tracking these missing FAQs down and then formatting them. And I
have been a reader here for around thirteen years and have valued them
myself. (And my welcome to this group when I wrote my first message
back in 1996 was that two people violently disagreed with my views on
the growing of mistletoe, both of whom still write here and one of
whom called me an idiot!)

And David Rance wrote:

And they all work now.
*I meant, all the links work now!
*Best wishes, David

It occurs to me that we could do with a FAQ on growing tomatoes and
cucumbers because I've noticed that we seem to have a lot more people
doing that now and coming to urg for advice. *Several *of our more
experienced gardeners are old hands at this so perhaps one of them
would like to write a tomato and cucumber FAQ? * And perhaps we need
one on growing e.g. squashes? *What does the team think? *;-))

Well, Sacha, I haven't posted here for several years although I have
lurked occasionally. *If I had enough gardening knowledge, I would
happily write an FAQ about something but I don't think I am qualified to
do so.

OTOH, I could do one on growing figs because someone here gave me good
advice about five years ago when I acquired a fig tree and I have had a
modicum of success with it but I don't think many people would be
interested in growing figs. *In any case, there isn't a great deal to
say about them once the tree is established.
--
June Hughes

I would be interested in you wrote a FAQ on figs, I would like one on
a S.E. aspect with vicious winters so I don't know how that would
fare?

Judith

On May 16, 5:17*pm, Martin wrote:
On Sat, 16 May 2009 17:01:30 +0100, June Hughes
wrote:



In message , Sacha
writes
On 2009-05-16 15:27:00 +0100, David Rance
said:

Sorry, I missed a bit:

On Sat, 16 May 2009 *K wrote:

But maybe people would like to renew some of the FAQs completely.
After *all, it was always something which the membership of this
group *contributed to and was a way of making their experience more
permanent *while avoiding unnecessary repetition of the same
questions time after *time.
*It never worked, though ;-) We were still besieged by people
wanting us *to sit down and pen instant answers because they were
unwilling to do *an elementary search.
*That's a little unfair. "Besieged" is a little bit of hyperbole and
I'm *sure they didn't expect *instant* answers. And you don't know how
many people did consult those pages without bothering us. Come on, I
thought *gardeners were optimistic people! :-)
*If I didn't think it was worthwhile I wouldn't have spent hours this
week tracking these missing FAQs down and then formatting them. And I
have been a reader here for around thirteen years and have valued them
myself. (And my welcome to this group when I wrote my first message
back in 1996 was that two people violently disagreed with my views on
the growing of mistletoe, both of whom still write here and one of
whom called me an idiot!)

And David Rance wrote:

And they all work now.
*I meant, all the links work now!
*Best wishes, David

It occurs to me that we could do with a FAQ on growing tomatoes and
cucumbers because I've noticed that we seem to have a lot more people
doing that now and coming to urg for advice. *Several *of our more
experienced gardeners are old hands at this so perhaps one of them
would like to write a tomato and cucumber FAQ? * And perhaps we need
one on growing e.g. squashes? *What does the team think? *;-))

Well, Sacha, I haven't posted here for several years although I have
lurked occasionally. *If I had enough gardening knowledge, I would
happily write an FAQ about something but I don't think I am qualified to
do so.

Me too and won't for the same reasons.



OTOH, I could do one on growing figs because someone here gave me good
advice about five years ago when I acquired a fig tree and I have had a
modicum of success with it but I don't think many people would be
interested in growing figs. *In any case, there isn't a great deal to
say about them once the tree is established.

I'm interested in growing figs. Off you go )

Nice to see you back.
--

Martin

I'll echo that, welcome back June.

Judith

On May 16, 6:07*pm, Martin wrote:
On Sat, 16 May 2009 18:04:53 +0100, "Ophelia" wrote:

"Judith in France" wrote in message
news:b3f9a599-d3ab-4d2d-9178-Martin is pretty au fait, I would think with
this sort of stuff, so
come on our Martin what say you?

Yep, I am with you on this one, Judith

Like you I am not a gardening expert.
--

Martin

Bloomin cheek!!!!! speak for yourself dear one; I enjoy pottering, I
enjoy tring; sure;y that's what this is all about. However, you do
have an enormous amount of experience in computer stuff!

Judith

On May 16, 3:39*pm, Martin wrote:
On Sat, 16 May 2009 07:15:59 -0700 (PDT), Judith in France



wrote:
On May 15, 11:28*pm, Sacha wrote:
On 2009-05-15 16:24:53 +0100, David Rance
said:

Has anyone noticed that most of the missing FAQs are now back on the
urg web site?

David

Well done, David! *Lots of hard work and hours of 'fun' - thank you for
taking on the task of restoring a valuable resource.

To all urglers, I would like to say that Cormaic told me he would be
extremely happy to have someone else take this over. * I asked one or a
few people who might have been able to do it and David stepped up and
offered his time, expertise and skills. *Another urgler also offered
help and may wish for now to remain nameless but it seems to me that
urg is extremely lucky - as are other gardeners who read this group -
to see the FAQs back in action. *I think urg owes David a big thank you.
--
--
Sachawww.hillhousenursery.com
Exotic plants, shrubs & perennials
South Devon

I second that, thanks David. *I don't mind if you delete me from the
urg meets; some on another group took a look and posted on my
appearance, so maybe, you should delete them?

rushes to have a look )
--

Martin

You already know what I look like so no reason to dash off there!

Judith

On 2009-05-16 17:01:30 +0100, June Hughes
said:

In message , Sacha
writes
On 2009-05-16 15:27:00 +0100, David Rance
said:

Sorry, I missed a bit:

On Sat, 16 May 2009 K wrote:

But maybe people would like to renew some of the FAQs completely. After
all, it was always something which the membership of this group
contributed to and was a way of making their experience more permanent
while avoiding unnecessary repetition of the same questions time after
time.
It never worked, though ;-) We were still besieged by people wanting
us to sit down and pen instant answers because they were unwilling to
do an elementary search.
That's a little unfair. "Besieged" is a little bit of hyperbole and
I'm sure they didn't expect *instant* answers. And you don't know how
many people did consult those pages without bothering us. Come on, I
thought gardeners were optimistic people! :-)
If I didn't think it was worthwhile I wouldn't have spent hours this
week tracking these missing FAQs down and then formatting them. And I
have been a reader here for around thirteen years and have valued them
myself. (And my welcome to this group when I wrote my first message
back in 1996 was that two people violently disagreed with my views on
the growing of mistletoe, both of whom still write here and one of whom
called me an idiot!)

And David Rance wrote:

And they all work now.
I meant, all the links work now!
Best wishes, David

It occurs to me that we could do with a FAQ on growing tomatoes and
cucumbers because I've noticed that we seem to have a lot more people
doing that now and coming to urg for advice. Several of our more
experienced gardeners are old hands at this so perhaps one of them
would like to write a tomato and cucumber FAQ? And perhaps we need
one on growing e.g. squashes? What does the team think? ;-))

Well, Sacha, I haven't posted here for several years although I have
lurked occasionally. If I had enough gardening knowledge, I would
happily write an FAQ about something but I don't think I am qualified
to do so.

Up to you if you think you have something useful to contribute.
Everyone has experiences in gardening, don't they?

OTOH, I could do one on growing figs because someone here gave me good
advice about five years ago when I acquired a fig tree and I have had a
modicum of success with it but I don't think many people would be
interested in growing figs. In any case, there isn't a great deal to
say about them once the tree is established.

Apart from the fact they take over any existing space! One of ours
ate the clothes line.
--
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
Exotic plants, shrubs & perennials
South Devon

On 2009-05-16 17:38:26 +0100, David Rance
said:

On Sat, 16 May 2009 June Hughes wrote:

OTOH, I could do one on growing figs because someone here gave me good
advice about five years ago when I acquired a fig tree and I have had a
modicum of success with it but I don't think many people would be
interested in growing figs. In any case, there isn't a great deal to
say about them once the tree is established.

I would be interested. I have a fig tree which may or may not have
fruit - and I'd like to know what to do to get the best out of it. It
produces lots and lots of embryo figs but, often, few get to maturity.

David

I wonder if figs suffer from a seasonal 'drop' as apple trees do? Anyone know?
--
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
Exotic plants, shrubs & perennials
South Devon

On May 16, 6:07*pm, "Ophelia" wrote:
"Judith in France" wrote in message
news:26a5a514-6113-4f51-a1d8-I second that, thanks David. *I don't mind if
you delete me from the
urg meets; some on another group took a look and posted on my
appearance, so maybe, you should delete them?

* * Indeed! *I have had plenty of that!!! *How rude!

I take it where it came from. After all those pics didn't show me as
a beautiful young woman; a woman of taste, a woman of ... sorry got
carried away then. I went to Kay's in my work clothes, straight from
work on the train; I had specs on as my poor eyes had been diagnosed
with a partially detached something (aqueas) retina. Who cares what I
look like, in fact I shall post a pic here so you can see exactly what
I look like and to hell if you don't like it:-) p.s. I have lost 7
lbs since I got Lottie, we enjoy our walks.

Judith

Judith

On 2009-05-16 16:18:09 +0100, K said:

Sacha writes
On 2009-05-16 15:55:03 +0100, K said:

I would suggest that urg is in a much better place now (if I can borrow
a Paris Hilton-ism) and that unkind or brusque treatment of newbies is
far less likely to happen now. ;-)

I wasn't talking about brusque treatment of newbies - I was talking
about being criticised for a polite and friendly direction to a FAQ.

Which was seen by some so directed as brusque and unfriendly, whether
or not it was and sometimes, it was - depends on how it's worded, don't
you think?
--
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
Exotic plants, shrubs & perennials
South Devon

On May 16, 3:30*pm, Sacha wrote:
On 2009-05-16 15:15:59 +0100, Judith in France
said:



On May 15, 11:28*pm, Sacha wrote:
On 2009-05-15 16:24:53 +0100, David Rance
said:

Has anyone noticed that most of the missing FAQs are now back on the
urg web site?

David

Well done, David! *Lots of hard work and hours of 'fun' - thank you for
taking on the task of restoring a valuable resource.

To all urglers, I would like to say that Cormaic told me he would be
extremely happy to have someone else take this over. * I asked one or a
few people who might have been able to do it and David stepped up and
offered his time, expertise and skills. *Another urgler also offered
help and may wish for now to remain nameless but it seems to me that
urg is extremely lucky - as are other gardeners who read this group -
to see the FAQs back in action. *I think urg owes David a big thank you

I second that, thanks David. *I don't mind if you delete me from the
urg meets; some on another group took a look and posted on my
appearance, so maybe, you should delete them?

Judith

People who do that sort of thing are rarely oil paintings themselves! *
Forget 'em! *I looked back at some of the photos and remembered the
happy times at the two Devon ones I/we hosted and enjoyed seeing faces
of others who would otherwise be only names.

--
--
Sachawww.hillhousenursery.com
Exotic plants, shrubs & perennials
South Devon

I laugh at them as they don't have the brain to work out that as we
age, we change, sometimes for the better. Now did I tell you that my
legs are pretty good? Did I tell you about my eyes; not a wrinkle?
No; it's not La Prairie, it's the good life :-)

Judith

On May 16, 6:36*pm, Judith in France
wrote:
On May 16, 6:07*pm, "Ophelia" wrote:

"Judith in France" wrote in message
news:26a5a514-6113-4f51-a1d8-I second that, thanks David. *I don't mind if
you delete me from the
urg meets; some on another group took a look and posted on my
appearance, so maybe, you should delete them?

* * Indeed! *I have had plenty of that!!! *How rude!

I take it where it came from. *After all those pics didn't show me as
a beautiful young woman; a woman of taste, a woman of ... sorry got
carried away then. *I went to Kay's in my work clothes, straight from
work on the train; I had specs on as my poor eyes had been diagnosed
with a partially detached something (aqueas) retina. *Who cares what I
look like, in fact I shall post a pic here so you can see exactly what
I look like and to hell if you don't like it:-) *p.s. I have lost 7
lbs since I got Lottie, we enjoy our walks.

Judith

Judith

p.s. Should I hold up a newspaper showing today's date? LOL

Judith

In message , David Rance
writes
On Sat, 16 May 2009 June Hughes wrote:

OTOH, I could do one on growing figs because someone here gave me good
advice about five years ago when I acquired a fig tree and I have had
a modicum of success with it but I don't think many people would be
interested in growing figs. In any case, there isn't a great deal to
say about them once the tree is established.

I would be interested. I have a fig tree which may or may not have
fruit - and I'd like to know what to do to get the best out of it. It
produces lots and lots of embryo figs but, often, few get to maturity.

David

Well, David, I am no expert but was told here in urg not to let the
roots spread, so have it in a huge pot where it can get lots of sun. (I
am not now sure this is correct as my neighbours are Greek Cypriots and
their two fig trees are planted in the ground without restricting the
roots, producing many figs. We also stayed with a Cypriot man in Bath a
couple of years ago and he too had his fig tree in the ground without
restricting the roots. Its figs were huge but he had it under a canopy
of corrugated plastic.)

I feed mine with seaweed every so often, as instructed by the man from
whom I bought it. At the end of each summer, there are little nodules
on the branches and these are the figs of next year. Any larger figs
that have not ripened, I remove. The figs grow until ripe in early to
mid- August, when you have to pick them pretty sharpish or the wasps
will beat you to it. The tree needs to be kept well-watered once it is
established and seems to grow an inch or two each year. (Perhaps that
is why your figs fall off but there must be someone here who will know
better than me).

Mine is a brown turkey fig, which I understand is the easiest to grow.
It produced some seven figs in the first season I had it and about 30
the year after. Last year for some reason, it produced very few but
that could have been due to the cold, rainy summer we had. I have an
abundant crop this year, so barring accidents or disasters, they should
see me through to September. No-one else in the family likes figs. If
you asked me about diseases of fig trees, I would have to look the
subject up or take advice. Good luck.

PS I talk to mine
--
June Hughes

In message
,
Judith in France writes
On May 16, 5:17*pm, Martin wrote:
On Sat, 16 May 2009 17:01:30 +0100, June Hughes

wrote:



In message , Sacha
writes
On 2009-05-16 15:27:00 +0100, David Rance
said:

Sorry, I missed a bit:

On Sat, 16 May 2009 *K wrote:

But maybe people would like to renew some of the FAQs completely.
After *all, it was always something which the membership of this
group *contributed to and was a way of making their experience more
permanent *while avoiding unnecessary repetition of the same
questions time after *time.
*It never worked, though ;-) We were still besieged by people
wanting us *to sit down and pen instant answers because they were
unwilling to do *an elementary search.
*That's a little unfair. "Besieged" is a little bit of hyperbole and
I'm *sure they didn't expect *instant* answers. And you don't know how
many people did consult those pages without bothering us. Come on, I
thought *gardeners were optimistic people! :-)
*If I didn't think it was worthwhile I wouldn't have spent hours this
week tracking these missing FAQs down and then formatting them. And I
have been a reader here for around thirteen years and have valued them
myself. (And my welcome to this group when I wrote my first message
back in 1996 was that two people violently disagreed with my views on
the growing of mistletoe, both of whom still write here and one of
whom called me an idiot!)

And David Rance wrote:

And they all work now.
*I meant, all the links work now!
*Best wishes, David

It occurs to me that we could do with a FAQ on growing tomatoes and
cucumbers because I've noticed that we seem to have a lot more people
doing that now and coming to urg for advice. *Several *of our more
experienced gardeners are old hands at this so perhaps one of them
would like to write a tomato and cucumber FAQ? * And perhaps we need
one on growing e.g. squashes? *What does the team think? *;-))

Well, Sacha, I haven't posted here for several years although I have
lurked occasionally. *If I had enough gardening knowledge, I would
happily write an FAQ about something but I don't think I am qualified to
do so.

Me too and won't for the same reasons.



OTOH, I could do one on growing figs because someone here gave me good
advice about five years ago when I acquired a fig tree and I have had a
modicum of success with it but I don't think many people would be
interested in growing figs. *In any case, there isn't a great deal to
say about them once the tree is established.

I'm interested in growing figs. Off you go )

Nice to see you back.
--

Martin

I'll echo that, welcome back June.

Judith

Thank-you Judith.
--
June Hughes